Rain in the Valley (much needed rain)

64º with rain off-and-on, at 3:00 pm Monday. 

Bob & Bobi Raab and Linda Crane

Sunday, after church service, we and 12 others went to eat at the Bamboo Garden in Weslaco, which is a Chinese buffet.

LaRhoda and Harold Neher and Bob Raab

Darlene Winsow, Phyllis, Evelyn & Rev Ernest Baker

Orville Crane, Lynn & Sharleen Stivers and Butch Giesken

Phyllis has worked all season long and is finally closing out the season.  Last evening she made short announcements about the few things coming up in the next few weeks.  They then served ice cream to those who wanted to buy and we came back to Neher's to play Pegs & Jokers 

Harold Neher, Phyllis, Harold Williams, Betty Salzwedell 

Doug Salzwedel, LaRhoda Neher, & Meinself

Imogene Williams and Harold Neher

Sunday morning church service Rev Baker showed, and explained, slides of a trip a year or so ago that he and his wife took to Jerusalem.

I made video of him singing before and after the slide presentation, as well as the presentation itself.  You can see it By CLICKING HERE

The park owners just moved in the third and fourth new mobile homes for sale.

 More later, Lynn

St. Patrick's Day tomorrow

53º here in La Feria, TX at 10:10 am  Saturday morning- rained much of the night.  try listening to THIS SITE while viewing the Blog.

Wednesday evening was free soup supper for all the
residents.  Frozen left-over bean soup from Christmas
and turkey-noodle soup from Thanksgiving

Sleeves rolled up, collar up and wearing sunglasses for In the Still of the Night
"Shoo Wapp Shoo Doo"

After the soup supper we drove a few miles west to Weslaco, TX to Pine to Palm RV park where I participated in the last of 11 performances the Men of A-Chord barbershop group performed this year.  This photo is of one of our 1950's songs.

Phyllis videoed the entire program and you can listen/watch by CLICKING HERE

 Couple of our chorus members live at this park and they had arranged to have cake and  soft-serve ice cream served afterwards.  Since Phyllis & I did not get to the Valentine supper this year (we were still on our cruise ship) which is the time people can mingle and visit with the men and their wives, this was a chance to do some visiting.  Here are some of the photos I took at that time.  Those of you in the chorus might enjoy.

Phyllis had worked for several weeks on the "Adios party" which was held Thursday in lieu of the Thursday afternoon Meet & Greet.  She prepared (with help) the lasagna, baked beans, and green-beans with chicken casserole that was served around 4  pm.  She recognized all in the park that were celebrating birthdays in March (including herself) by furnishing cake.

Before that meal she had games and activities.

I made popcorn for all.

Some of the table games.

Phyllis running a "Pass for the prize" game (like cakewalk)

Phyllis handing out many awards for work done, as well as
winners of the games.

King Don Ferguson and Queen Maxine Koch

We had nearly 100 people attend

Phyllis read off all the names of all the people who had
helped with activities during the whole year.

Ready to serve the baked beans, lasagna
and casserole.

Ready to serve the salad and brea

Rosie assisting Phyllis

Manager Rosie introducing her crew; Phyllis, Rochelle,
Maria, Robert and Jacob

Phyllis having a tough time pinning the flower on Don's overhalls

King and Queen Don & Maxine

This photo was taken before the food was served.

Water balloon games were held by those much younger in
mind and body than myself.  They seemed to enjoy, though.

Is this guy using his head, or what!

I stored the cabbage, potatoes, carrots and onions in
the Texas room for the people who are preparing the
St. Pat's Day dinner today.  Yesterday I wheeled them
down to the kitchen on the 2-wheeler turned into a 4-wheeler.

With the last "big" event of the season over, Phyllis can relax a little, though she has 2 weeks left as Activity Director.   We didn't even wake up this Saturday morning until 9:15 am, so she is catching up on a little sleep.

GROANER'S CORNER:((  This preacher was looking for a good used lawnmower one day. He found one at a yard sale that Little Johnny happened to be manning."This mower work, son?" the preacher asked.Little Johnny said, "Sure does...just pull on the cord hard, though."The preacher took the mower home and when he got ready to mow he yanked and pulled and tugged on that cord. Nothing worked. It wouldn't start.  Thinking he'd been swindled, he took the mower back to Little Johnny's house. "You said this would work if I pulled on the cord hard enough.""Well," Johnny said, "you need to cuss at it sometimes."The preacher was aghast. "I've not done that in years!""Just keep yanking on that cord, Preacher. It'll come back to you." 

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Lost on a rainy night, a nun stumbles across a monastery and requests shelter there. Fortunately, she's just in time for dinner and was treated to the best fish and chips she's ever had. After dinner, she goes into the kitchen to thank the chefs. She is met by two brothers, "Hello, I'm Brother Michael, and this is Brother Charles." "I'm very pleased to meet you. I just wanted to thank you for a wonderful dinner. The fish and chips were the best I've ever tasted. Out of curiosity, who cooked what?" Brother Charles replied, "Well, I'm the fish friar." She turns the other brother and says, "Then you must be...?" "Yes, I'm the chip monk."
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"How the diet going?" "Not good, I had eggs for breakfast." "Scrambled?" "No, chocolate." -------------------------------------
You might be a redneck if….. Your local ambulance is a mule driven buckboard with a spinning lantern.

Nurses wear flour sack uniforms and look like burned out Cloggers. 

Surgical instruments include a stick of dynamite and a chain saw.

More later, Lynn